LESSER KNOWN ACTORS - OGINO
   
Ogino Kinnojô
Ogino Kinnojô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. He was recorded for the first time in the 11th lunar month of 1715, when he performed as a wakaonnagata in Ôsaka at the Ônishi no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Ugashin Kogane no Hokora", which was produced by Sawamura Chôjûrô I and celebrated the shûmei of Takeshima Kôzaemon II. He appeared in ôshibai for the last time in the 1st lunar month of 1720, in Ôsaka at the Ônishi no Shibai, where he performed in the new year drama "Nanto Jûsangane". His rank in the 1720 Ôsaka hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was (shiro)jô ((white) superior) [visual]. No record afterwards.

Ogino Kinnojô playing the role of the keisei Wakoku in the kaomise drama "Kogane no Mitsu Gashiwa", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1719 at the Ônishi no Shibai

Ogino Makinojô
Ogino Makinojô  In Japanese | Nakajima Makinojô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. He was recorded for the first time in the 1st lunar month of 1713, when he played the role of Ume-no-Naishi in the new year drama "Ôkazari Mannen Goyomi", which was produced in Ôsaka by Mitsuyama Shichisaburô. His first stage name was Nakajima Makinojô. He went to Kyôto and performed in the 1st lunar month of 1721 in the ni-no-kawari drama "Keisei Mirume no Seki", which was produced by Ogino Yaegiri I. He went to Edo in Fall 1721 and took the name of Ogino Makinojô in the 11th lunar month of 1721 at the Moritaza, where he played the role of Baseo-no-Naishi in the kaomise drama "Semimaru Yôrô no Taki". His rank in the 1724 Edo hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-jô (superior - superior) [visual]. He went back to Kyôto in Fall 1724 and performed in the 11th lunar month of 1724 in the kaomise drama "Yomeiri Miyako no Shimadai", which was produced by the zamoto Ogino Umenosuke for the nadai Ebisuya Kichirôbê. His rank in the 1725 Kyôto hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, fell to jô-(shiro)jô (superior - (white) superior) [visual]. No record afterwards.

Ogino Makinojô (top/left), Morita Kan'ya IV (top/right), Ichikawa Monnosuke I (bottom/left) and Ôtani Hiroji I (bottom/right) playing the roles of Baseo-no-Naishi, Mareyo, Semimaru and Monju Shirô in the kaomise drama "Semimaru Yôrô no Taki", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1721 at the Moritaza

Ogino Sagenta
Ogino Sagenta  In Japanese | Hayama Shigenojô  In Japanese
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. He was recorded for the first time in the 11th lunar month of 1716, when he performed as a wakaonnagata in Ôsaka at the Higashi no Shibai in the kaomise drama "Futahashira Kasen Kagami", which was produced by Arashi Sangorô I. He settled in Kyôto in Fall 1718 and took the name of Ogino Sagenta in the 11th lunar month of 1718, playing the role of the menoto Takao in Adachi Saburôzaemon's kaomise drama "Shiga no Miyako Kogane no Hanazono", which was produced by Yamatoyama Jinzaemon I for the nadai Ebisuya Kichirôbê. He went to Edo in Fall 1721 and played at the Ichimuraza the role of the keisei Naniwazu in the kaomise drama "Kichirei Imagawajô". He played in the 1st lunar month of 1723 at the Moritaza the role of Kasaori in the new year sogamono drama "Suiryô Soga". His rank in the 1723 Edo hyôbanki, wakaonnagata section, was jô-(shiro)jô (superior - (white) superior) [visual]. No record afterwards.

Ogino Sagenta playing the role of Shinohara in the kaomise drama "Yoshitomo Fukujukai", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1722 at the Moritaza

Ogino Umenosuke
Ogino Umenosuke  In Japanese
[Other name: Hagino Umenosuke In Japanese]
 

Dates of birth and death unknown. First-recorded performance in the 11th lunar month of 1717 in Ôsaka at the Kado no Shibai, where he performed as a wakaonnagata iroko in the kaomise drama "Benten Chôja Uga no Tama" (which was produced by Ogino Kinnojô). He was most likely a disciple of Ogino Yaegiri I [1]. He went to Kyôto in Fall 1721 and performed as a wakaonnagata in the 11th lunar month of 1721 at Hoteiya Umenojô's theater in the kaomise drama "Banshiki Kogane no Miyako", which was produced by Ogino Yaegiri I. He went on tour in Ise in 1727 and went back to Ôsaka afterwards. Last-recorded performance in Nagoya in 1733. No record afterwards.

The actors Ogino Umenosuke (left) and Somekawa Rokurôzaemon (right) playing the roles of Ohaya and Miyashiro Daiemon in the kaomise drama "Tatsu Goyomi Daishô Wagô no Tsurugi", which was staged in the 11th lunar month of 1723 in Kyôto

 

Notes

[1] This was very likely but we could not find any proof to back this assumption.

 
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